PROPAGANDA POSTCARDS
(1937)

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6. SCHLESISCHE POSTWERTZEICHEN AUSSTELLUNG
6th SILESIAN POSTAL EXHIBITION
(3rd/10th Jan 1937)

BACKGROUND: There were three printed to private order postcards issued to commemorate the 6th Silesian Postal Exhibition held in Breslau from 3rd to 10th Jan 1937.

PP122-C-38 has a 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp, PP126-C-16 has a 5Rpf and PP127-C-24 has a 6Rpf Hindenburg Medallion stamp. In addition there are versions of these postcards that did not have a pre-printed stamp.

SPECIAL CANCEL: A special cancel was available to commemorate the event and it was inscribed "BRESLAU | 6. Schlesische | postwertzeichen Ausstellung | 1937". The cancel also features an image of Breslau Town Hall and was used from the 3rd until the 10th Jan 1937. All of the cards below feature the special cancel.

PP122-C-38
3Rpf HINDENBURG

The first card, PP122-C-38 features an image of an industrial plant and the inscription "Kokswerke der Geliwitzer Gruben." - 'Coke works in the Gliwice mines'. The first coke-fired blast furnace in Europe was built in Gleiwitz in 1796, and it was this industry along with brick factories, mills, distilleries, and other industries that spured the growth of the city.




ABOVE: PP122-C-38 - With 3Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp.

This card was also published without a pre-printed stamp as below.




ABOVE: the same design as the PP122-C-38 Only now without the 3Rpf pre-printed stamp.

PP126-C-16
5Rpf HINDENBURG

PP126-C-16 was the second card in the series and it features a 5Rpf Hindenburg stamp along with an image of the Gothic style old Breslau Town Hall. The building is one of the town's major landmarks, built in the 13th Century (and developed over the next 250 years), located centrally in the Market Square.




ABOVE: PP126-C-16 - with 5Rpf Hindenburg Medallion pre-printed stamp.

PP127-C-24
6Rpf HINDENBURG

The third card features a striking image of the Riesengebirge Mountains which stretch from what is now the northern Czech Republic to the south-west Poland. The highest point of the range is Schneekoppe with an elevation of 1,600 meters. The inscription below the image reads "Riesengebirge - Am Kleinen Teich" - 'Giant Mountains - at the small pond'.




ABOVE: PP127-C-24

This card was also published without a pre-printed stamp as below.



ABOVE: Like PP127-C-24 but without the 6RPf pre-printed stamp

REFERENCES:
1. PRIVATPOSTKARTEN KATALOG BAND 1 by HANSPETER FRECH 2003 Edition